Random life pictures

Skiing

We are embracing the snow here and we are all going skiing.  John and I were able to find some super cheap and nice ski sets at a Japanese thrift store.  The Japanese take super good care of their stuff so it is like brand new.  We need to get the kids some but for now we rent.  Skiing here is super cheap and we have several resorts between 1-2 hours away.  John was able to take Makelle and Zak first and teach them how.  They loved it and went again a few days later.  Last week we got a sitter for the two little ones and Lantz and I joined them.  Lantz didn't love it and he wanted to quit at first but then he did good for a while until he got cold.  I got to ski with the other kids while John was teaching Lantz. It was such a fun day to hang out with the big kids.  My favorite was getting one on one time with Zak or Makelle on the lift and getting to chat.  Makelle was by mysids at the first to comfort me and remind me how to ski.  Zak was doing all sorts of crazy jumps and Makelle was brave and tried one too.  Zak did one jump that had him up to the trees and sent him down on his face.  It was crazy!  We had such a great day and we all can't wait to go again!

Makelle's 8th Birthday party

We had Makelle's birthday party after our trip to Korea.  She invited 3 of her favorite friends from school. We had it on a Saturday afternoon and it was a spa party.  First she made chocolate face masks and oatmeal hand scrubs.  They loved having the face masks and cucumbers on their eyes.  Then we soaked feet and did pedicures while they watched her new Princess Diaries movies.  She had fruit pizza for dessert and little finger food appetizers.  She had a great time!

Zak's Basketball Team-The Bulls

Zak just finished up his first regular season of basketball!  He loved it and really learned a lot.  John was the assistant coach so it was fun for them to go together.  Zak has been hustling good and he is great at defense. It was fun to watch him progress.  His time lost their first 2 games and then won the other five!  It was so fun to watch.  We have playoffs next week!

Lantz's field trip-Japanese style

I got to go with Lantz's class to a fish and science museum.  We and fun.  When we got there it was several classes and we all gatherers around for the fish feeding and show...it was all in Japanese!  Hilarious!  Our favorite part was the Dr. fish that nibble on your dead skin and make your hands soft. I am so excited to get a fish pedicure...I loved it!